Drake and Stella strolled through the vibrant flower fields, the breeze moving through the sea of flowers, making people feel relaxed and happy.
Long ago, the Riku Clan liberated the dwarf tribe who had been slaves, and in gratitude, the dwarf tribe cultivated this vast flower field for Dressrosa.
This flower field also became a pillar industry of Dressrosa during that time, allowing the country to operate normally.
Under Doflamingo's rule, Dressrosa no longer engaged in such a "limited profit" industry, but the flower fields were preserved as a tourist attraction.
Stella couldn't help but show a nostalgic expression. Her hometown, the Vermillion Empire, also relied on flowers as its main industry, with similarly large flower fields.
Although the scenery in both places was quite different, they were equally beautiful and enchanting.
On the road, Drake also learned of Doflamingo's movements from Violet.
Using her Observation Haki, she saw everything happening in the arena, the underground space, and the King's Heights, and also understood how strong Fairy Tail's power truly was.
She foresaw the collapse of the Doflamingo family and cooperated straightforwardly with Drake's questions and answers.
The most important question for Drake was—why did she approach him in that way? Violet explained that they always used the same method to deal with male opponents.
This method, which stirs up a man's protective instincts to create an opening, is extremely effective.
Drake thought for a moment about the general level of intelligence in this world, and there wasn't much more to say.
Violet looked at Drake and Stella, who had already started picking flowers and making flower crowns, and asked, "So, when do you plan to go and defeat Doflamingo?"
Drake placed a flower crown on his girlfriend's head and said, "No need to rush. Doflamingo won't be able to run today. Let's first let my companions have some fun!"
Violet had waited so many years, and she didn't mind waiting a little longer. So she activated her Observation Haki to look at various battlefields.
Below, Fairy Tail's team entered the hidden space of this country's darkness through the Toy House passage.
Erza, Lucy, Juvia, and others stormed the Officer Tower, defeating a bunch of small minions and guards until they finally encountered Trebol, the officer responsible for protecting Sugar.
Lucy rubbed her arms, feeling a shiver run down her spine at Trebol's sloppy old man appearance.
And watching the brownish mucus dripping from Trebol's body, she couldn't help but feel something was terribly wrong.
Just as Drake often complained, Lucy always seemed to encounter some inexplicable situations at such times.
Trebol's sticky ability to produce mucus seemed like a common scene in some fanservice manga.
"I say, I say, you guys are the troublemakers, right? I say, I say, killing you all should be fine, right?"
Saying that, Trebol released a blob of mucus toward the three of them, forcing them to dodge away.
Sure enough, the slowest one, Lucy, was eventually stuck on the ground in a shameful pose.
"I knew it would be like this!!" Lucy cried out helplessly.
Leo, the Lion Spirit, sensing Lucy's danger, stepped out from the Spirit Gate and cut through the mucus with light magic, rescuing her.
Erza transformed into her Heavenly Wheel Armor, with a multitude of swords spinning around her.
"Wheel·Confusing Sword!"
Under her control, all the swords shot out together but were stuck together by the large amount of mucus released by Trebol.
"I'm here to deal with you guys for Doflamingo!"
A large wave of mucus surged forward, slapping toward several girls.
"Disgusting! Juvia, I hate this guy!"
Juvia crossed her arms, and water blades shot out, slicing through the mucus. Lucy also summoned her Aries Spirit, creating a large amount of wool to block the mucus as well.
Mucus loses its stickiness when it encounters water, and the mucus mixed with wool also clumped together.
Everyone had gained experience fighting Devil Fruit users, treating them as if they were using special magic—finding the right counter was no difficulty.
Trebol's playing card-shaped cane suddenly turned out to be a lighter, and the flame immediately ignited the mucus, causing an explosion.
But Erza, dressed in her Flame Emperor Armor, had already crossed through the flames and swung her greatsword.
Trebol produced more mucus, trying to trap Erza, but Lucy had already summoned her Scorpio Spirit. A sandstorm blew through, making the mucus clump together and dry out, losing its stickiness.
Erza jumped up on the sand heap and swung her Black Wing Armor sword fiercely.
Trebol's real body was actually thin and bony; the chubby appearance others saw was actually the mucus he used his ability to produce, wrapping his body.
Most attacks would be stuck by that mucus, but Erza's attack was obviously not ordinary.
At the moment her Black Wing Sword struck, Erza suddenly seemed to sense something, adjusting the sword's trajectory.
The mucus was shattered, and red blood sprayed out. Erza's sword wounded Trebol's true body.
Wendy, Sherry, and Vinnie, led by the dwarf tribe, stormed into the factory producing the artificial Devil Fruits—SMILE.
Perhaps because the dwarves here were deceived and willing to work, there were no guards watching over this place.
The three girls took out all the guards, successfully freeing the dwarves.
The military factory and port were even more disastrous. Gajeel and Sting, the three Dragon-Slaying Magicians, used Fairy Tail's most skilled demolition abilities, nearly leveling everything there.
Dressrosa, the Bullfighting Arena.
Natsu and Gray stood on the arena surrounded by a fighting fish pool, with the ground around them littered with fallen bodies.
Besides the two, there was a girl dressed in a rather "simple" golden armor.
The girl was Riku King's granddaughter, her mother was the late former princess of Dressrosa, Scarlet.
Her name was Rebecca, forced by Doflamingo to participate in the arena's death match. As a descendant of King Riku, Rebecca was hated by the spectators and fighters, but she had persisted bravely until now.
Using her Water Body Dance, which never used a sword to cut people but relied on dodging, Rebecca had been undefeated so far, earning her the title of Invincible Female General.
Such a person naturally gained Natsu and Gray's favor, and the two quickly became friends.
In the original storyline, Doflamingo obtained Ace's reanimated Flare Flare Fruit and used it as a prize to attract strong fighters from other regions of the sea, which led to that particularly grand tournament.
Of course, this time it wouldn't be so lively, but Diamante had made special arrangements after learning that Fairy Tail was coming.
He not only announced that the winner of the tournament could challenge him but also sent his officers into the arena.
As a result, his subordinates now lay at Natsu and Gray's feet, and Natsu's fists, already burning with flames, looked toward Diamante.
While Violet watched the scene unfold, countless threads shot up from the King's Heights, spreading out in the air.
The threads traced arcs as they spread, then pierced the edge of Dressrosa, as if encasing the entire island in a giant birdcage.
Looking up at the formed cage, Drake smiled and said, "Can't wait any longer!"
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